This site is fascinating! The mine consists of large tunnels going into the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison rock formation The tunnels go back less than 200 feet, but are honeycombed, leaving open areas held up by pillars of rock It is quite a site to see Though visible from the highway, it is not frequently visited up close, but well worth the short hike to visit it in my opinion Visiting requires a true 4-wheel drive vehicle in most conditions, but walking from the paved highway is very reasonable and only adds ...

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Moonhouse, in my opinion, is one of the most interesting ruins that is easy to visit on Cedar Mesa It is estimated to have been constructed about 800 years ago, with a unique design The ruins namesake room, Moon House, is a room with the moon painted on opposite walls Access is easy via a relatively short, but stunning hike The trail descends from the mesa, crosses the canyon, and visits Moon House proper, as well as several other ruins, granaries, and a kiva in the area Moon House Ruin is one not to be missed in m...

A stone's throw from Salt Lake City, City Creek canyon feels a world away The pioneers, when they settled Salt Lake, used water from City Creek to irrigate their fields, and help develop the budding city The canyon is still used as part of the city’s water supply today, with a water treatment plant situated several miles up the canyon Historical fun fact, the upper reaches of the canyon have both a mining history, and a bootlegging history City Creek Canyon is one of my favorite quick outings in the city The gentle...

The Shooting Gallery is one of the must-see areas of Basin and Range National Monument The area is named the Shooting Gallery because evidence suggests early peoples used the area to channel and drive game to hunters that were hidden in the narrow valley The valley has seasonal water, and must have been an idyllic place to hunt as well as spend time when there was water It is believed that several groups of people used the area anywhere from between about 500 and 2000 years ago They left behind rock art among the b...

Great canyon, but i think we need to add a few waypoints to the GPS coordinates to the exit And people stop building random rock cairns! they are everywhere out there after the moki steps we invented our own exit which was a lot easier we went out near the south fork trail head you can stay higher longer The last rappel for us was 115' i gps'd it and marked it on the rope if you try and fold a 200' rope without blocking up top you can get yourself into trouble unless those rocks at the bottom decided to move up the...

A friend and I did this canyon yesterday and I feel that the difficulty of the Moki exit is a bit understated The climbing isn't that difficult though it may very well rate higher than 55 in my opinion Aside from difficulty one also has to factor in a certain level of fatigue from spending a long day in the canyon and the amount of exposure on the climb I was able to free solo the exit and then belay my friend up but I seriously have to wonder how someone with little climbing experience would have made it I feel th...

Overall we would consider this not only shorter than Not Mindbender but also easier A "beginner-friendly" canyon if they can handle the final, big, free rappel, which is quite spectacular Very few technical section with longer stretches of canyon walking The only real problems are at the rappels/drops

Hey Ryan, Firstly, thanks so much for providing this great information! I know it's in everyone's best interest to protect canyons from over-visiting, but it sure is nice to find some detailed topos We are climbers but not regular canyoneers, and the information provided here is wonderfully detailed Do you have any recommendations for camping near Granary Canyon The more dispersed the better, and I know there's some BLM land in the area but we'll be arriving Thursday around 11:00pm, so we'd love to have a speci...

I'm thinking about going here this weekend with my Bf and dog On another website it says there is primitive camping here Would it be a good place for us to camp and let the dog run free How long of a drive is it from SLC Would a Toyota Tacoma make it down the roads - Alicia